Word: answering
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...should we answer the reader who asked, "Just how puerile can a columnist...
...Intel's Answer to the iMac...
...answer is obvious, and writer-director Gary Ross can be fairly accused of stacking the deck in making the static utopia of Pleasantville seem not only narrow but also inane and empty--certainly not in the least desirable, even when contrasted with the more unattractive features of the '90s in the opening sequence. Pleasantville is moreover, when one comes down to it, a very weird and potentially unsettling world of doubtful reality. Perhaps as a consequence, the movie is guilty of certain logical gaps and inconsistencies; for instance, how do the Pleasantvillers know what colors are when they begin...
...Professor Lasaga is extremely energetic--youcan tell he's very bright, very student-oriented,"she said. "If you ever needed help you couldapproach him and he would answer questionspersonally...
...essence, simply a mathematical restatement of Ellie's comment in Contact--"The Universe is a pretty big place...so if it's just us, seems like an awful waste of space." The argument makes sense. It's conclusion is probably even correct. But Aczel's calculation does not answer any of the key questions that have existed, and that continue to exist, in the search for extraterrestrial life...